On February 22, the Business Support Office’s Head and Economist-Consultant visited Vayots Dzor region to meet with over two dozen winemakers in Areni community hall, which is famous for local winemaking. Issues related to small winemakers activitiy concerns and mechanisms for implementing comprehensive taxation regulation were discussed.

Home-made wine makers have expressed their desire to work in a more streamlined format, including an opportunity for them to offer consumers and toursits their own products in a more attractive and civil manner, and most importanttly to operate under such a tax regime that would be applied taking into account the risks and actual opportunities of the industry in Armenia.